>
>INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD
>RUSSIAN FEDERATION
>
>TITLE: Field Coordinator, Community Connections - Russia
>REPORTS TO: Program Director, Community Connections - Russia
>
>POSITION LOCATION: Vladivostok, Russia.
>Regional and international travel up to 40 weeks annually.
>
>Position open to US citizens.
>
>ABOUT IREX: For over 40 years, IREX, a non-profit organization
>headquartered in Washington, DC, has offered opportunities in field
>research and professional training exchanges between the United States
>and
>the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the
>Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia and China. Committed
>to
>international education and partnerships in the broadest sense, IREX's
>efforts encompass academic research, professional training, services to
>the
>business community, institution building, information and
>telecommunications access, technical assistance and policy programs
>throughout the region.
>
>ABOUT IREX IN RUSSIA: In the ten years that IREX has operated on the
>ground in Russia, thousands of young professionals, business
>entrepreneurs,
>representatives of the media, educational reformers, graduate students,
>changemakers, as well as leading NGOs, government and private
>institutions
>have taken part in exchanges, internships, joint projects, courses,
>conferences, grants programs and Internet training offered by IREX.
>These
>activities enable growth and new perspectives for individuals and key
>social institutions.
>
>IREX has a series of representations throughout the Russian Federation.
>The
>approximately 50 staff are citizens of Russia and the United States.
>IREX
>projects are funded by the US government (US Information Agency, US
>Agency
>for International Development, US Department of State, National
>Endowment
>for the Humanities), private foundations, corporations and international
>
>institutions.
>
>IREX fosters excellence in services to internal and external customers
>and
>encourages all staff to continuously improve the systems and processes
>that
>are essential to our work.
>
>SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks candidate for a 12-month Field
>Coordinator's position to recruit and select Russian candidates for
>practical training programs in the United States under the USIA-funded
>Community Connections - Russia program (Business for Russia, Community
>Connections Professional Program, and Presidential Management Training
>Initiative). The position is available immediately.
>
>The position will be based in Vladivostok but will involve extensive
>travel
>to other cities in Russia to conduct program outreach and recruitment.
>
>RESPONSIBILITIES
>In coordination with the Program Director, responsibilities will include
>
>the following:
>* establishing temporary offices in target regions;
>* hiring and training temporary local assistants;
>* conducting outreach and recruitment for the program in target regions
>(Magadan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Vladivostok);
>* delivering informational lectures on the program to potential
>applicants;
>* providing weekly updates for USIA/USIS/IREX;
>* organizing and convening selection committees and individual
>interviews;
>* compiling and presenting results of interviews to USIS/Moscow;
>* coordinating pre-departure orientations for program participants.
>
>QUALIFICATIONS
>Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled
>at
>handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines, and willing to
>travel
>extensively within Russia. Other specific qualifications should include
>at
>a minimum:
>
>* a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline;
>* US citizenship
>* native English and an advanced command of the Russian language;
>* professional and/or living experience in Russia, preferably in regions
>
>outside of Moscow, RFE a plus;
>* excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
>* basic knowledge of Russian political, economic and social issues;
>* knowledge of computers and relevant software (MS Office 97, Eudora,
>on-the-road telecommunications experience a plus);
>* willingness to travel extensively.
>
>Rev: September 1999
>
>To apply: Interested parties should contact Program Director Bryce Rich
>of
>IREX/Moscow <[log in to unmask]> and Washington-based Program Liaison,
>Melissa
>Mooza <[log in to unmask], as soon as possible.
>
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